won’t beat cars
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Race
What is wrong with men?
They always want to compete
To win the best prize
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Marathon
It’s not for the weak
You can’t run it in a week
As I hear the crowds
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Television
It comes in colour
It’s no longer black and white
The picture in front
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Internet
Technology reigns
Emails are now the new phase
Connecting us all
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Mobile Phone
Communicating
It is a device we need
When we’re on the go
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MP3
Don’t you just love it?
Having music in your ears
Taking away fears
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Store
We often use it
Without it we would be lost
Passing the time by
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It is made in France
Out of both red and white grapes
Then it’s bottled too
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Beer
It is cheap to buy
It is only made from hops
It has a nice taste
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Monkey
Swinging from the trees
Longing to be back at home
Always with a smile
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Birthday
We celebrate it
Why do we do that? You ask
So we can have fun
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Venus
Is it a goddess?
One that looks down on us all
Resembles the moon
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Mars
It is red like fire
With an orangey glow too
And it shows anger
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Earth
It is our planet
Water and land surround it
Life is all around
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Walk
A means of transport
It can be a sort of sport
Strolling on two legs
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Winter
It is cold at night
The snow and ice are resting
Like fluffy layers
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Orange
Its round like a ball
It comes in different sizes
And is a drink too
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War
A bloody battle
People dying every where
That occurs world wide
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Witch
Hocus pocus bang
The spell that she does create
On the ones she hates
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Ghost
A floating figure
Watching always down on you
Trying not to scare
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Glass
Clear and reflective
Object that we really need
When we are thirsty
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Submarine
It is long and wide
A vessel under the seas
Always out of sight
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Moon
The silvery night sky
Reflecting down on the earth
As we look at it
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Sausages
Sizzle, sizzle bang
Is the sound they often make?
Sizzling in a pan
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Sailor
They sail with the ship
Steering through the oceans storms
Keeping it afloat
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Soldier
Their country is proud
Into the battle they go forth
With guns and machines
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Mad
You may not think it
But other people see it
Crazy it may seem
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Clown
A white shinny face
He is the children’s favourite
Wearing a red nose
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King
You may often ask
Why is that man wearing that?
A crown on his head
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Daisy
It is beautiful
The little flower below
Growing in the grass
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Lilies
It’s white and pretty
Every woman adores them
The succulent smell
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Sheep
They are white and black
Often wears a woolly coat
In the farmers field
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Beach
Looking out to sea
How I long to sit on it
The white golden sand
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Window
Can you look through it?
The glass that reflects outside
Showing people things
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Door
Why won’t it open?
I must try to get inside
Forcing it open
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Teacher
It’s so important
Their job is to educate
A class full of kids
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Secretary
Tapping and clicking
The machine that is in front
Typing up letters
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Hot Air Balloon
It is big and round
Floating high above the ground
Never makes a sound
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Gloves
They protect our hands
From all sorts of dirty jobs
That we often find
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One Hundred
You often count it
The number that comes in threes
Figures that matter
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About the Author
Kristina Howells is a published author and poet. She currently lives in Calais in France, and is a British expat. Whilst she isn’t writing she is working as an English teacher. She has written and published non-fiction and fiction works.
Her works include:
A Hatter goes Mad (Book castle 1997)
Te Deum (Minerva Press 1999)
Lettre Fatale (Paragon Press 2001)
Uno Voce (Vista House Ltd 2002)
Making sense of the Genesis Flood (Lulu 2007)
Making sense of the Life of Christ (Lulu 2007)
Law and Gospel (Lulu 2007)
Calais (Lulu 2009)
Les Délices de Calais (Lulu 2010)
Poetry in individual collections since 2000
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